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I know at least 5 people that are extremely upset about the 3.8% percent increase on capital gains tax. However, none of them make over $200k a year. Why are
by 00joe 17y ago
I know at least 5 people that are extremely upset about the 3.8% percent increase on capital gains tax. However, none of them make over $200k a year. Why are so many people emotionally charged about something that has no impact on their life?
- kesava 17y agoBecause, thats the American dream. We dont want to give up on the dream by confessing most of us may never make more than 200K. Do we?
- hga 17y agoIs that $200K inflation adjusted? Is anyone guaranteeing that the threshold will never ever be lowered? Perhaps like Joe the Plumber they aspire to someday make that much money? Perhaps they care about how the people who make that much money will have that much less capital? For that matter, it's a straight transfer from the nation's stock of private capital to public spending. That has bad effects.
- rdtsc 17y agoBecause they have been brain washed. The few who make $200k have to keep feeding lies and propaganda to lots of stupid idiots who will never make $200k so they can do their bidding for them. So they can go to "Tea Parties" and town hall meetings and foam at the mouth against (or for) a bill they haven't even read. It is completely baffling me that people who would benefit most from a public options are against it. I understand why Donald Trump or any other billionaire would be against, but why are people on the verge of poverty, who are rabidly opposed to free health-care. I tip my hat to Lippmann and Bernays. Propaganda can really create wonders (or horrors depending on which side you are on). What is most scary about America (at least to me personally) is the amount of of people that are so easy to control and manipulate.